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Slain UAH Professor Had integral Role in Minority STEM Education Network

Through Alabama’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, students of color at the University of Alabama Huntsville worked with mentors, such as the late Adriel Johnson (far left in photo), and earned degrees in STEM disciplines.

Dr. Adriel Johnson (far left) was one of three professors who died in a Feb. 12 shooting at a University of Alabama Huntsville biology department faculty meeting

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From the Cultural Revolution to Computer Science

When Dr. Wei Chen received the 2010 IBM Faculty Award, the Tennessee State University computer science professor was puzzled over all the fuss about the honor. The IBM award was for Chen’s work on “cloud computing,” an emerging field in information technology.

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AAUP Report Paints Bleak Picture on Faculty Salaries

No Refuge: The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2009-10, released by the American Association of University Professors, discusses faculty salaries in the context of the current turbulent financial times.

Frustrated professor

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Chicago State Provost: Famed Black Poet Not Singled Out for Retaliation

In a public response to the resignation of one of Chicago State University’s most celebrated faculty members, the university provost reiterated the position that the administration has not singled out acclaimed poet and activist Haki R. Madhubuti for retaliation.

Haki R. Madhubuti

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Professors Enlighten Radio Audiences With Philosophy Talk

Two California philosophy professors have mused and opined on the radio airwaves for six years. Their growing audience illustrates the receptiveness among the public to set aside time for quiet reflection

Dr. John Perry (left), a University of California, Riverside philosophy professor, and Dr. Ken Taylor, a Stanford University philosophy professor, host “Philosophy Talk.”

Making it Mandatory

With high-profile digital devices such as the Apple iPad hitting the consumer market, higher education institutions consider the latest wave of mobile computing gadgets for adoption as campuswide tools.

During the 2008 and 2009 fall semesters, Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, distributed either an iPhone or iPod Touch to all incoming freshmen. (photo courtesy of Abilene Christian University)

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STEM Careers and 21st Century Academic Racism

This week, I came across a study that found that a significant number of women and AALANAs (African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans) were discouraged from pursuing their STEM careers. In “Facts of Science Education XIV,” the research firm Campos surveyed 1,226 women and AALANA members of the American Chemical Society—particularly chemists and chemical engineers […]

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Report Examines Why Women are Under-represented in STEM Fields

The American Association of University Women report, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, involves a review of literature about gender and science published over the past 15 years.

Faculty & Staff

Virginia HBCUs Struggle With Legal Opinion That Bars Protection for Gays

Virginia’s historically Black colleges and universities are reeling after a controversial legal opinion by Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli that would invalidate any policy erected by public colleges that bans discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Kenneth Cuccinelli

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Rowdy Students Block Campus Amid Funding Rally

Rowdy protesters blocked the main gates of a California university Thursday amid campus protests across the nation against deep cuts in education funding.

Slain UAH Biology Chair Remembered as Caring Father Figure

A University of Alabama-Huntsville biology department chairman gunned down at a faculty meeting was remembered Thursday as a father figure who cared deeply about his students, the kind of professor who kept his office door open in case they needed to talk about personal problems.

Students Complained About Alabama Professor Charged in Deadly Rampage

After Amy Bishop’s arrest on charges of shooting to death three colleagues during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, student complaints add to the picture that has emerged of her as a talented but erratic figure.

UAH news conference

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